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Recent Examples of windward
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Drought conditions have worsened, particularly on the Big Island and in the windward areas of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2022
Over time, the model huddle tended to take on the shape of a flat-sided oval and travel slowly downwind (as penguins on the windward side continuously moved away from it).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
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Adjective
An upper level trough will trigger heavy showers and thunderstorms along the trough, bringing the threat for flash flooding, especially over windward areas.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Drought conditions have worsened, particularly on the Big Island and in the windward areas of Oahu, Molokai, and Maui.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
This 10-night sailing from Miami embarks on Regent Seven Seas' newest ship, Seven Seas Splendor, for a leisurely sail through the Caribbean’s windward isles.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2022
Over time, the model huddle tended to take on the shape of a flat-sided oval and travel slowly downwind (as penguins on the windward side continuously moved away from it).
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windward
Noun
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For instance, mature bucks often bed on leeward ridges, ridge endings, bench edges, and more.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
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This is one reason leeward ridges are so attractive to deer.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The 26-year-old will sign a six-year contract with his new side.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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This construction also helps to keep the down even throughout, which avoids any clumping on any specific side.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Parts of the plan were to split Russia's Western Military District—close to NATO's eastern flank—into two districts, Moscow and Leningrad, and to grow the size of the military.—
Ellie Cook — reporting from Rovajärvi, northern Finland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Despite these provisions, which were largely a win for the party’s right flank, their moderate counterparts still lined up to support the bill.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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“Windward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windward. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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